WEBVTT SMELLED THEM, TRUCKS PARKED ONTHE DRIVERS TAKE BREAKS HERE,BUT THAT’S GOT PEOPLE LIVINGWESH 2’S DAVE MCDANIEL LOOKS ATDAVE: IT’S A COMMON SIGHT ALONGA ROW OF NO PARKING SIGNS, ANDTHEY FILL UP FAST.>> WE ARE REALLY GOING TO HAVEDAVE: THIS WAS A MEETING TO LOOKNEIGHBORS HAVE SPENT YEARSHARRY: YOU CAN HEAR THE TRUCKYOU CAN SMELL THEM FOR SURE, IFDAVE: IT’S ESPECIALLY BAD ONHARRY: CAN’T KEEP THE WINDOWSTHEY CAN SMELL IT.THEY CAN TASTE IT.LEE: GOTTA GET THEM OFF THE SIDEIT’S JUST THE ONLY PLACE IN THEDAVE: THE DOT HAS TRIED TO FINDSTEVE: THEY’RE PULLING OFF ONDAVE: THE EFFORT IS TO FIND ASTEVE: WHERE DO YOU PUT IT?HOW DO YOU FUND IT, AND WHO’SDAVE: THEY HOPE TO FIND A SPOT

Trucks parked on the shoulder of Longwood's rest area are common, even though it's lined with no-parking signs.

The few parking spots, just over a dozen in each direction, tend to fill up fast.Area officials held a meeting to look at what could be done. For years residents have said truck drivers looking to stay overnight need to do it elsewhere.

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"You can hear the truck engines running at night. You can smell them for sure if you're close enough," Harry Jaeger said.

Jaeger said the smell is bad on mild nights when some are tempted to open windows.

The department of transportation has tried to find other locations but the area remains congested and unchanged

The effort is to find a spot that will have enough room for all of the trucks. The issues is where that spot can be and how it will be paid for.

Officials hope to find a spot where a private developer may opt to put in a multiservice truck stop.